Movies and Videos

J&RR is including this movie suggestion in our newsletter because it fits our mission to pursue and follow God's biblical commands for racial justice. Note that this film is rated R and contains mature language and descriptions of abuse.

SUGARCANE is a multiple award-winning National Geographic documentary including a 2024 Oscar nomination.
"A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning.

Over the course of 52 episodes, you are going to learn about Black American History. Clint Smith will teach you about the experience of Black people in America, from the arrival of the first enslaved Black people who arrived at Jamestown all the way to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration. Based on a true story, Ann Atwater, a fearless and outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local KKK leader, blaze the way for school desegregation in Durham, North Carolina, in 1971.

February is Black History Month. Would you like to learn more about Black American History, but don't know where to start? Check out this video series from author and teacher Clint Smith. In short video segments (most are around 10 minutes), Clint Smith will teach you about the history of Black people in America from the Transatlantic Slave Trade all the way through the present.

Watch Clint Smith's Black American History series

"An injury to one is an injury to all."

Near the end of her Ted talk "Racism Has a Cost for Everyone," Heather McGhee draws this conclusion from her years of research on the American economy and public policy. Does that statement sound familiar? I immediately thought of 1 Corinthians 12 where Paul talks about Christians as the body of Christ. In verse 26, Paul says, "If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it."

In this TEDxSeattle talk, James Whitfield shares his passion for diversity, inclusion, and the power of discussing complicated issues and relationships. He goes on to pave the way for a more unified world.

This three-part documentary series examines the history of race and its impacts. It is an excellent overview of important history to help you understand racial justice issues. Below are links to short excerpts from each of the three parts.

Episode One – The Difference Between Us

The Difference Between Us examines the contemporary science – including genetics – that challenges our common sense assumptions that human beings can be bundled into three or four fundamentally different groups according to their physical traits.

This five-part series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, international relations and cultural innovation. It is a timely, clear-eyed look at the vital role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation. Their stories are a celebration of the grit and resilience of a people that reflects the experience of all Americans.